Session 69 - September 3, 2020 Report
General Summary
1305 - 3rd Moon of Spring (Duael) 7th Day
- Snow day, Roth sends Branwen out to scout, sees snow through her eyes. Branwen does not like snow.
- Alethra and Li spar in the snow, Olly drops snowballs, Ari, Scarlett and Alethra engage in a snowball fight. The party then goes in around lunch to warm up.
- Ari casts detect thoughts and think she hears the invisible creature that Roth has.
- Alethra researches herbs in the library, Roth practices viol, and Li works on dwarvish with the helm.
- Ari works on her dwarvish songs with Magmabrew to make sure they are correct.
- Snow day 2, Ari makes a nature check and learns this type of storm may last a few days.
- Li consults Magmabrew about the timetable, learning she built in a few days for this sort of delay, and still thinks they will arrive on time.
- Roth consults with Magmabrew and researches the magic on the rapier he found, Death Toll. Roth finds that not all creators of magical items are arcane, and sometimes arcane creators can imbue nature or divine spells.
- Li and Alethra spar in the snow, Li is not is a good as Alethra. Ari crafts snowshoes out of arrows and fish nets.
- Snow Day, the snow is lighter, and less deep on the ground. Ari test snow shoes and Alethra goes to look for plants with no success.
- Ari, Alethra and Scarlett create snow men outside.
- Magmabrew brings out a cask of ale at lunch and enjoys a few beers by the fire with Roth, and Li. Roth and Magmabrew discuss enchanting over drinks.
- Overland through rocky edge of the caldera, no trees, just winding paths in rocks.
- Day 11th, Roth is now proficient with viol.
- The party starts the day by heading down off the slope towards the tree line.
- Magmabrew shows the party the mountain to where the city is, and where they are going. Down a short way, then back up to the peak where Blazenthrone is.
- Roth and Ari spot a large bird circling overhead. Around 9 am.
- The party is on guard, and the Roc appreaches, taking a good deal of damage, including Li's menacing attack, causing it to be frightened, so it flees after 1 round without attacking.
- Ari then talks about using a spell to catch up with it, and Magmabrew thinks since that the party is out in the open, they should just press on to the cover of the tress.
- Once the party starts going through the trees, Roth scouts and sees a square stone column. Covered in moss and plants, Around 11 am.
- Alethra investigates and found two arrows on opposite sides, both pointing the same direction with the word Pazar carved above it.
- Ari vaguely remembers a tale of a fire eater from the village of Pazar, the Magmabrew mentions it looks like the single stone piece was the result of a druid spell.
- Li and Alethra learn about Magmabrew's teaching background, and about Lady Marisha, an archdruid who also teaches at the university in Benroth.
- Li realizes that the column is partially buried, and likely very old, as Magmabrew has never heard of this city.
- Party makes note of location on the map that Alethra is keeping of the journey.
- At lunch, the party stops in a small clearing for lunch. Ari and Roth notice that it is that is unnaturally quiet, with no sounds of animals.
- Roth then spots the yellow eyes in the trees, sees dozens and dozens of owls watching the party and the clearing.
- Ari pulls a bear out of her bag and has it investigate while she uses her wand to cast detect magic. All the owls light up as magic. She realizes this is not like Roth's familiar, and is concerned.
- Scarlett casts Speak with Animals on the owls, who are not very helpful, just say they are watching and they live in the tree.
- Li moves out of the circle to see if the owls to follow him, or just watch. He realizes that the owls do not seem to be leaving the ring of tress around the cleaning.
- Magmabrew then suggest we move and have lunch later. The party agrees and stops of lunch after another 20 mins of walking.
- Around 2 pm the party finds that the path leads down into a cave system. Roth tries to scout ahead, but since the tunnels branch in several places, so he has to wait for the directions for Magmabrew a few times.
- Roth turns a corner and sees a small pile of black liquid. He then proves it with Mage Hand, and the liquid attacks his Mage Hand. Alethra see it, and thinks it is a corrosive material to metal. The party then tests it by throwing rock over it and seeing it they sneak past it.
- Roth is able to move around it, and sees a small cave, with a ring of rocks, a treasure chest, two small ivory statues, and a large oil painting of a seascape.
- The rest of the party moves into the cavern, with black ooze taking a swipe at the bear as it passes, the last of the party.
- A spectral figure glides around the corner, and it uses its Frightful Presence to try and scare the party, only Frightening Magmabrew.
- The party then divides its attacks between the black ooze and the Banshee. The Banshee takes a lot of damage.
- As the Banshee is about flee, it uses it wail to knock, most of the party unconscious (Roth, Magmabrew, Li, Alethra, and Olly) only Scarlett and Ari were still standing. As the Banshee flees, the damage from Ari and the booming blade kill the Banshee, but most of the party is still down.
- Then two ghost round the corner and Scarlett is able to cast Turn Undead and both ghost failed, so they fled. Ari and Scarlett, then are able to bring up Roth, Magmabrew, Alethra and Li, while the bear dies fighting the black ooze, and it splits. Then Magmabrew and Scarlett take out the black ooze (half of it) the other goes back into its cubby to hide.
- Magmabrew is distressed as she lost her concentration on the Find the Path spell, and they are now lost in the cave and she cannot cast it again until the next day. Roth then suggest she cast the mini-mansion so the party can rest in safety.
- Magmabrew casts the mini-mansion, which takes 1 min, which Li and Roth watched down the path where the ghosts fled. Ari then grabs the treasure chest, which she needs help moving, and Scarlett helps.
- Roth grabs Olly's bag of smuggling, ring of spell storing and ruby piece of jewelry before going into the mansion.
- Li and Roth see movement down one of the tunnels as the spell is done being cast, so they both jump into the mansion.
- Everyone is now in the mansion, it is around 2:30 pm.
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